Project Manager | New Brunswick, Summit, or Devens

Sunrise Systems; Edison (NJ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Systems is seeking an experienced Project Manager for a 6-month contract in the New Jersey area with hybrid work options. The role reports to the Director of Product Development Operations and focuses on planning and executing PM activities to support the product development strategy.

It requires building relationships, change management, and strong communication across sites. The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree, 5+ years in pharma or related industries, and PMP certification

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or relevant scientific discipline required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical or related industry.
• Project management experience with ability to develop clear action plans and drive execution.

Responsibilities

• Serve as project manager and participate in initiatives aligned with PDO objectives.
• Track milestones, metrics, and KPIs across a portfolio of projects.
• Apply digital/analytical tools to streamline project reporting.
• Monitor resource demand and resolve conflicts and budget risks.
• Facilitate regular project reviews and prioritization for focused delivery.
• Provide departmental operations support (SharePoint, staff meetings).
• Use change management methodology to guide project-level activities.
• Develop change interventions and action items to address impacts.
• Own communications items in the change plan and articles for newsletters.
• Provide PM support to ensure timely execution of the plan.

Skills

Relationship building

Learning agility

Communication

Problem solving

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP certification

Tools

MS Tools

SharePoint

SAP

Smart Sheets

Job description

Job Title: Project Manager

Duration: 06 Month Contract (Possible extension based on work performance)

Location: New Brunswick, Summit, or Devens

Hybrid Position

Work schedule: Mon- Fri(normal business hours)

Job Description:

Purpose and Scope of the Position:

Reporting to the Director of Product Development Operations, this individual will be responsible for the planning and execution of a broad range of project management activities to support Product Development organization. Accountabilities include ensuring governance, initiatives, activities, and processes drive toward the accomplishment of the Product Development strategic plan in support of the enterprise goals and objectives.

Required Competencies: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships, connectivity, influence, negotiate, and drive organizational engagement across sites and with the enterprise
• Strong learning agility (to be quickly trained in the change@Client methodology, process, & tools)
• Strong written & verbal communication skills, including ability to make the complex more easily understood through written narrative & clear presentations
• Strong problem solver & facilitator especially in ambiguous situations, including ability to ask open ended questions that encourage discussion
• Prior experience leading or supporting organizational change is desired but not required
• Intermediate level experience using MS Tools, SharePoint, SAP, Smart Sheets

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as project manager and /or participate, as needed, in any initiatives that are identified in PD/PDO annual objectives and/or strategic initiatives
• Support of tracking milestones, metrics, and KPIs across a portfolio of projects impacting global Product Development
• Applies digital and analytical tools to streamline and improve reporting of project status and progress
• Tracks resource (people and dollars) demand and supply across the project portfolio. Identifies and seeks to resolve conflicts, bottlenecks, and budgetary risks
• Accountable for facilitating regular project reviews and prioritization exercises to ensure the portfolio is fresh and focused on the most important deliverables
• Provide departmental business operations support (track objectives, facilitate staff meetings, create/maintain SharePoint sites amongst other activities)
• Use a structured change management methodology (e.g. process & tools) to guide project-level change management activities, in collaboration with project leads:
• Conduct diagnostic to characterize the types of change anticipated by the project
• Facilitate working sessions with project lead/ team to identify specific impacts to each stakeholder group
• Develop detailed list of interventions & action items to address the identified impacts
• Own communications-related action items in change plan, including writing short articles about the impact of the project to be featured in internal newsletters
• Provide PM support to ensure execution of the change plan in a timely manner

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business or relevant scientific discipline required.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical or related industry.
• Project management experience with the ability to develop clear action plans and drive execution to meet timelines and deliver on commitments.
• PMP certification a plus

Working Conditions:

• Office Environment.
• Physical presence at the Client worksite or physical presence in the field is a necessary job function of this role, which the Company deems critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee well-being and engagement, and it enhances the Company culture.

Additional Job Requirements:

None